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Tribute To Dr. King
1963
The March on Washington held August 28 is the largest civil rights demonstration in history with nearly 250,000 people in attendance.
1963
16th Street Baptist Church After Bombing
On Sunday morning, Sep- tember 15, 1963, the congre- gation of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala- bama was busy preparing for Youth Day, an annual oppor- tunity to honor the children by giving them roles in con- ducting the service. After Sunday school five girls stood checking their appear- ance in front of a mirror in the ladies room in the base- ment. At 10:22 a.m. a tremendous blast shook the entire church. The bomb was so powerful that the outside brick and stone wall col- lapsed into the basement. Out of the rubble staggered 12-year old Sarah Collins, calling the name of her sister Addie Mae. Partially blinded and riddled with 21 pieces of broken glass, she was the only one in the room to sur- vive. Four other children died: Denise McNair, 11, Addie Mae Collins, 14, Carole Robertson, 14, and Cynthia Wesley, 14. As news of the bombing spread across the nation, and around the world, people of all races were moved to outrage by the tragedy.
Honesty
“I have tried to be honest. To be honest is to confront the truth. However unpleasant and inconvenient the truth may be, I believe we must ex- pose and face it if we are to achieve a better quality of American life.”
Forgiveness
“Forgiveness is not an occa- sional act; it is a permanent at- titude.”
Life’s Question
“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or the darkness of destructive selfish- ness. This is the judgment.
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”
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